The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-12

sylvania lines west of PIttsburg, is to be In the
city to-day.
rs a grain market. The western lines yesterday
brought in 70 carloads of wheat
The Lake Shore and the New York, Penn
sylvana e. Ohio are making bitter tight TINS
season for the Lake Chautaudua business
The supprintendents and master mechanics
on the several divisions of the Bee-line and the
j. g. St. L. will meet to-day for conference in
Cincinnati
The engines on the L.. N. A. & G. road are
draped, out Of respect to the memory or John
Irving one of the engineers ON the main line,
who died on Sunday.
NJ. r. Maxwell. agent of the Lake Erie &
Western at this point, is still so i'll as to confne
him to his room. His mother 10 here taking
care of him during his illness.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company expect to
handle, this year, 100000 baskets Of peaches.
and are arranging to ship them to western points
their system as well as to the nearer markets.
W. s. Weed, who retired from the general
freight agency of the Lake Erie s. Western road
yesterday, has been offered and will probably
accept good position on the Chicago d. Alton
road.
general manager of the California Central sys-
tenn. with Mr.. Colt as assistant, the headquar
ters Of the former be at San Bernardino, of the
latter at Los Angeles
The Lake Erie & Western road earned in
June $165, 1854, an increase tho earnings of
the corresponding month. 1886, of $31.Ol7. The
increase In passen ger earnings was more marked
than In freight earnings.
The new depot at Liberty. on the c., II. 81 7.
road, ID completed, and will be occupied this
week. The style of architecture, it's conven-
fences and roomy, cheerful air, make it model
depot for q county seat or any large town on
railway.
The Wagner Sleepine-car Company are still
running too many of their inferior coaches on
the Bee-iine Certainly the travel over this
route at the present time is heavy enough to
justify the sleeping-car company in running
their best equipments over ii.
New Albany would like to have the Vincennes
81 New Albany Railroad Company locate their
shops at that point but are not now in mood
to throw out any Inducements in financial
way to secure them. Their experience with the
Louisville, Evansville Sc ST. Louis has taught
them good lesson.
The c., l.. St l.. & c.. through its traf-
fc relations with the Indianapolis e. St Louis
road, is profiting handsomely. carrying more
through passengers between St. Louis nd Gin
cinnati than when working with the Vandaia-
Probably the agents of the firstnamed road are
working with more zeal than formerly
The rumor is current in railroad circles that
"a number of important changes are to be made
on the Missouri Pacific. w. III. Newman, gen.
eral traffic manager. is to be promoted to the
third vice-prssidency. Oscar Murray will be
made general traffic manager. J. X. Waterman
is to succeed Mr.. Murray as freighttrafic man
ager.
AS NJ E. Ingalls, president of the c.,
J., St l.. & c., returns from across the water. a
called 70 consider several important matters. 1t
is expected that Vice president Waite, of the
c., II. & ID. lines. will be present. and the M is
understanding as regards rental matters will be
adjusted.
The reorganized Nickel-plare Railroad Com
pany will take charge Of the road Oct. j. until
which time it will be under the management of Re-
ceiver Caldwell Companies in Indiana, Illinois,
Pennsylvania and New York have already been
organized and the one in Ohio is to be organized
this week. Sixty DAYS thereafter the five COM
panies can consolidate legally.
Arrangements now making as rapidly as
possible to change to standard gauge the west
ern division of the Toledo ST. Louis 81 Kansas
City road. With this ends the dream enter
from Lake Erie across Indiana and Illinois to
a conn ection with 800 miles of gauge
road already built from Cairo to the Southwest.
w. @. Quincy, general manager of the Pitts
burg 81 Lake Erie railroad, has rendered his
resign alton. TO take effect July 13. The az
gressive course Of the Vanderbilt interest, which
controls the line has forced Mr.. Quincy to take
this step. The board will meet tomorrow to
elect his successor An Eastern man. more in
accord with the Vanderbilt policy, will probably
be chosen.
The c.. Fl. & l. has bot fourteen fast-freght
lines working over IT, counting in its late acqui-
stions, and the question is asked, do fast-freght
lines benefit roadi The following lines now
work business over the c., Fl. 81 l.: Erie Dis
Nickel-plate. Continental, Kanawsha Dispatch,
National Dispatch. Great Eastern line, West
Shore line. Lackawanna line. Red line, Union
line and Merchants Dispatch.
The report Of George W. Cobb secretary of
the Indianapolis Railroad Mems Christian Asso-
citation, shows that in the quarter ending June
30 he held thir teen cottage services, which were
attended by 482 persons; visited the homes of
sixteen railroad men who were sick disabled
from duty; attended four funerals; made sixty
eight visits TO Offices, yards and switch houses
distributing 353 books. magazines. etc, among
railroad men. His services would be better at
tended and the reading rooms more sought were
there pleasant room 20 meet in, and in n more
convenient locality.
Summer railroad travel is at high tide and it
promises this year to be larger than ever before.
Thousands are leaving the cities and seeking
sorts for rest and pleasure. This annual hegira
IS the source Of a large revenue to the railroads,
and more so this year than ever, the people
travelling on passes are decidedly few. There is
hardly road in the country which does not |
catch at least some of this pleasure travel. and
some OF the roads trust to this summer travel to
make up the deficits of the yearly balance sheets
On all Indianapolis roads running east which |
carry this travel. sleeping coaches nightly |
crowded to their utmost, and only by applica- |
ton three or four days ahead can berths be Sc |
cured.
James e. Woodland, formerly of Indianapo- |
lis. but now REPRESENTING the Wabash on the Pa |
citc coast, seems to be on friendly terms with |
the AtchisoD. Topeka & Santa Fe people. He |
has recently figured prominently in a proposed |
real estate deal, he having secured the option to
purchase a "trip OF water froat mile in /
length on San Francisco bay, opposite the city |
There is but, little probability that Mr.. Wood
ard 10 acting for the Wabash in the matter In
this deal Mr.. Woodland is acting under instruc-
tions and is being advised by Judge Brunson,
she Pacific coast attorney for the A., II. 81 st.
IT.. and this fAcr leads to the belief that that
company is behind the movement. Mr. Wood
ards option extends to August 90 and he has
deposited forfeit money in earnest of his inten-
ton 10 take il up.
General and miscellaneous
The Santa Fe road gives notice that its line
has been opened for business TO Rochester and
Kan
An important extension of the Chicago Bur- |
linRton 81 Northern road is under consideration.
a meeting TO decide on carrying out the scheme |
will be held this week